Teacher Training

Notre Dame High School, Sheffield, is the designated Teaching School at the heart of the Hallam Teaching School Alliance. This alliance is a large and successful one that has been open since 2011 with schools in Sheffield and across the wider Yorkshire region involved.

Outstanding senior leaders from Hallam TSA facilitate the Outstanding Teacher and Improving Teacher Programmes under licence from Olevi in the purpose built training suite at Notre Dame. These are made available to schools across the region, saving them the time and cost of travelling to London or Manchester for higher priced hotel based courses. In addition the courses are built around the famous ‘learning walks’ into Notre Dame’s classroom to demonstrate how the theory is rooted in the practice of a truly outstanding school. You will also know you’ll be sharing the event with other local schools so you can be sure your context is reflected in the table discussions and you will be able to network with them afterwards. High quality catering and a professional and caring welcome awaits you at Notre Dame, we look forward to meeting you. To find out more click here: http://hallamtsa.org.uk/index.php/cpd

The Teaching School is also the home of the South Yorkshire Maths Hub. The Maths Hub is currently working on the development of maths educators in the region and driving research into and the adoption of local and worldwide best practice strategies. To find out more about the cutting edge work the Maths Hub is doing click here: http://www.symathshub.org.uk/

While the Teaching School is able to support the development of existing Teachers it also the home of the Sheffield SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training). This is one of only 3 accredited providers of initial teacher training based in Sheffield and it is the only school based provider. The aim of the SCITT is to attract, recruit and train high calibre candidates with the potential to become outstanding teachers and leaders of the profession. The SCITT aims to lead trainees to a career in the local schools we work with, enabling them to develop a structured career path through access to the ongoing support we offer to NQT’s, RQT’s, serving teachers and aspirant school leaders There is bursary and scholarship funding of up to £30,0000* available. If you are interested in becoming a teacher and training the Sheffield SCITT way then you can find out more on our website here: http://www.sheffieldscitt.org.uk/ or watch us on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7cPlU3PYvk